/ NEWS: Graeme Alderson Leaves BMC

Graeme Alderson (43) of Manchester has spent seven years as the BMC's climbing walls and competition guru. As you may have read in a BMC premier post in the UKClimbing.com forums the BMC are now advertising for a replacement as Graeme has now completed his tour of duty. In fact, his job is being spl...

In reply to Bill Davidson: Fancy a double or quits again then. More English winners at BRYCS than Scottish. Nowt like a bit of petty nationalism to make it interesting - I can just see Dylan trying even harder if it means that its going to cost me £20!!

In reply to abzmed: Well my understanding is that you use the random number generator in Excel and then multiply the oppositions score by this. Take off the number of pies that Gatting has eaten that day then divide the result by the number of initials (excluding surname) that the batting teams number 10 has. Then...............................

I'm not even close to thinking they are a "top English team". The longer the top brass at NUFC persist with this myth and the longer they put off admitting that a full rebuild job is needed, the longer it will be before we are again a "top English team".

But yes, i will be at Ratho.....and Sheffield.... and Blackpool, so I'll see you there. Best wishes with the Works, we'll get down there sometime soon, and I might even see you at the 'Boro wall in the non too distant future, hopefully?

And I'd back up mark's comments about the Margate Massive with similar comments about Rock Solid North East. the BRYCS series started it off with Jane Newman, and so far we have got you two national team types in Tom n and Adam Watson, and a whole load of other "prospects" under the stewardship of The Earl and Springer. There's some serious talent available if your successor plays his/her cards right in british competition climbing.